[MI/URSA-CORE] APR-DRG Code Reference

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Object Description

One row per APR-DRG code

The sources for this object are 3Mâ„¢ All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (3M APR DRG) and the Ursa Standard Value Sets for additional descriptions.

Ursa Studio Update Cadence: Annually

Metadata

  • Table Name: ursa.mi_ursa_core_126
  • Layer: METADATA_AND_INTEGRATION
  • Object Type: Ursa Reference
  • Temporal Class: Entity
  • Case ID: APR-DRG Code
  • Primary Key: APR-DRG Code

Published Fields

  • Billing and Claims Fields
    • APR-DRG Code -- The standard 3-digit All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group code; APR-DRG codes should include leading zeros, and do not include the Severity of Illness or Risk of Mortality modifiers.
    • APR-DRG Description -- The natural language description of a standard 3-digit All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group code. (See also [URSA-CORE] APR-DRG Code)
    • Is APR-DRG Medical Surgical Type Medical -- Indicates the APR-DRG has been classified as a medical (non-surgical) code.
    • Is APR-DRG Medical Surgical Type Surgical -- Indicates the APR-DRG has been classified as a surgical code.
    • APR-DRG MDC Code -- The two-digit numeric code representing the Major Diagnostic Category for a given DRG based on condition type and body region; 01 = Nervous system, 02 = Eye, 03 = Ear/Nose/Throat, 04 = Respiratory System, etc. (See also [URSA-CORE] MDC Description)
    • APR-DRG MDC Description -- The natural language description of the two-digit Major Diagnostic Category (MDC) Code that classifies DRGs based on condition type and body region; 01 = Nervous system, 02 = Eye, 03 = Ear/Nose/Throat, 04 = Respiratory System, etc. (See also [URSA-CORE] MDC Code)